Role of infection as a risk factor for atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and stroke

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 719-734

  Mattila, K J ^a   Valtonen, V V ^b   Nieminen, M S ^b   Asikainen, S ^b  

^a Bayer Oy   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; FIBRINOGEN; PROTEIN P53;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HEART INFARCTION; HERPES VIRUS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; TOOTH INFECTION;

EID: 0031957614     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514570     Document Type: Review

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